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The Therapist is entertaining. Despite its subtle flaws, it comes across as a book that can easily be read in a day or two. The drama and the mystery are decent and so is the climax that serves well to give it a good conclusion. I met Eve properly the day after I overheard her and Tamsin talking outside my window, and I instantly liked her. It wasn’t just that—unlike Tamsin—she seemed eager to get to know me and Leo, it was also that she was warm and caring, understanding that it wasn’t easy moving into a street where everyone already knew everyone else. She and Will only moved to The Circle eighteen months ago, so things are still relatively new for her too. Alice doesn't know all the people in the circle, and accidentally welcomes an outsider to the party, thinking he's a neighbor. The man, named Thomas, turns out to be a private detective looking into a recent murder in Alice and Leo's house. However, Alice's maneuvers are blindingly obvious, and the neighbors don't appreciate the scrutiny.
Mary?” I can hear Eve’s infectious laugh and suddenly, I’m desperate to get out there and be part of it. “I’m sorry, I thought your wife was called Maria.” Alice becomes obsessed with finding out more about the therapist and what happened to her. The neighbors don’t like talking about it, but that doesn’t stop from her asking them question after question after question after question every time she runs into them, which is all of the time. Just when she promises to ask only one more question, she has four or five more. 🙄 If you enjoy reading about Alice's trust issues, obsessive thoughts and behaviour, and her mourning her country cottage and struggling to adjust to London life, then you might relate to this more. There just wasn't enough to hold my interest or move the plot forward. This book is a practical guide for therapists with clients who deal with childhood emotional and relationship problems. The book encompasses areas like:Deep Journeys – experiential psychotherapy with dreams, personal archetypal tales and trance states Leo, sheepish at being caught out, agrees to give Alice some space to work through all she's learned. Alice, for her part, doesn't just work through it though, she becomes obsessed with it.
However, this became a bit heavy-handed after a while, as nearly EVERY character questioned Alice's dedication to discovering the truth, asking why the police wouldn't have started an inquiry if there was more to be found. This happened so many times I'm surprised Alice didn't get fed up with it herself! Perhaps Paris was trying to remind the reader that this tale requires a suspension of disbelief on many levels...and it DOES, but in this case? Absolutely worth it!
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for providing me with a widget of the ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This book will be available: 7/13/21.
Leo turns. “Has everybody arrived, Eve, do you think? Alice is worried she won’t hear the bell from the garden.” Clark, D. (2018). Cognitive behavioral therapy: The essential step by step guide to retraining your brain: Overcome anxiety, depression, and negative thought patterns. Author. Acceptance plays a significant role in making relationships work, and this is what author Brené Brown uniquely presents in her bestselling book The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Alice feels compelled to help Thomas, and becomes convinced the actual murderer lives in the circle. So Alice tries to surreptitiously question the 'suspects' during coffee klatches and lunch dates.In terms of Paris, this one is less enthralling than Behind Closed Doors, but still makes for an absolutely perfect summer read for a lazy afternoon and certainly stands out for me as a decent summer thriller in a very crowded arena. I am already looking forward to Paris' next book...and the subsequent summer beverage to follow! 🍷
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